The elephants are native to the island of Borneo, where much of their habitat has been lost due to deforestation. Now, there are only 1,000 Bornean elephants left in the wild-but there’s hope ...
MPOGCF, through the Sabah Wildlife Department Wildlife Rescue Unit, is ensuring the future of Borneo's cherished wildlife.
Shine is one of two other adult elephants at the Oregon Zoo, the third being a Borneo elephant named Chendra, who in 2019 suffered a miscarriage early during her pregnancy. At 42 years old ...
The sight of a bigger group of elephants tucking into napier grass at a plantation in Kinabatangan is bolstering hope that a ...
Borneo’s Pygmy Elephant has been recognised as a separate evolutionary significant unit (ESU). Recent DNA sampling has shed light on why the elephants of Borneo are so different from their cousins on ...
Focus: Studying the fossil origins of the Asian elephant, and the status of living subspecies such as the Borneo elephant. Museum researchers are studying the morphology of Borneo elephants, an ...
“Tula isn’t the only tiny elephant we’re caring for,” Lefave said. “In Borneo, which is home to the world’s smallest and rarest elephants, our partnership with the Wildlife Rescue Unit ...
"Tula isn’t the only tiny elephant we’re caring for," Lefave noted. "In Borneo, which is home to the world’s smallest and rarest elephants, our partnership with the Wildlife Rescue Unit ...
It’s estimated that just 40,000 to 50,000 wild Asian elephants remain in fragmented populations from India to Borneo due to habitat loss, as well as conflict with humans and disease, the Oregon ...